Fence structure



nec. 20, -1927.

" J, PALTANI FENCEYSTRUGTURE Filed March 4, 192'? Sx mq W mr.. noA Wm. n IP w H J Patented Dec. 20, r1927.

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JAMES rALriiNI, or CLEVELAND, omo.

FENCE sicinUcTUnE.v

Application led Karch 4, 1927. Serial No. 172,788.

This invention relates to improvements in fences and the method of constructing the same. l o A The object of the present invention ris to provide a fence constructed entirely of ycon-` crete and at the same time to devisey such a structure soothat it can be readily set -up and, if so desired, taken down and re-` lowing description and claims when consid-y eied together with the accompanying draW-. ing. ,.f Eig. l is a sidev elevation of a portion oi my improved fence structure; and Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. l.

According to my invention, the fence posts 1 and panels 2 are formed entirely of concrete and are molded in frames or' suitable i'orm to produce thev particular shape or de`4 sign desired. The concrete may be reinoi'ced to any suitable extent, as desired. Any number of posts of various designs can be kept in stock, and likewise the panels, or they can all be made up according to any special design or dimensions that may be desired ifor a particular fence structure. It will be observed that the panels comprise the familiar top and bottom rails and the pickets, all of which are here formed as an integral unit. That is, there are integral panel units extending between the ,o posts. And as a means of interlocking the posts and panels together when in set up position, I have provided holes 3 through the upper and lower portions of the posts so as to snugly receive the abutting end portions of the top and bottom rails of the panel units, as indicated in the present drawings. As a means of furtherV securing the posts land panels together, a plastic material such as cement may be applied at the joints between the same, as indicated by reference numeral 4. This cement maybe chipped of whenever it is desired to move the fence. v

The post and panel units may be formed at i a central plant and shipped to the places of use', or they may be formed by the local contractor at the place and time desired for use.` It will be seen that,-or any given style of fence, only two forms, of frames are required, one for the posts and the other for.

the panels. However, a plurality ofk duplicate forms or frames may be used for the purpose of speeding up the production oi` these units. lt is to be understood that the panel units may be made oi' any length desired. ln fact, the design and dimensions may be varied throughout without departing from` the spirit of the present inven-r OIL 1 f* f v` lln setting upy the fence,`the post holes will be s'utticiently large'to permit the successive individual posts to be moved into interlocking engagement with the preceding panel. The post holes are then filled in with ythe earth in the rsame manner as in setting any other styleof post.

lt is to beunderstood that theholes 3may be formed `according to whether the post is intended for use in the manner here illustrated or at a corner. In the latter case, the, v hole 3 may be of a right-angular shape. And

besides being proof against the natural Y elements and hence destined for long life,` the cost of my improved fence strnctureis comparatively low because of the material of whichit is composed and also because of the lmanner or method of construction of ther same. Futhermore, with my invention, it

is not necessary to set the posts in moisture-r prooil material, becauseor the very nature of the material of which my improved post is composed. In other words, the lower end of each post is already provided with this protection. Thus there is precluded the additional labor and expense of setting the posts in such preservative or protective material. My invention has rendered practical the use of a material, namely concrete, which is hereby adapted for use in a fence structure and at the Sametime also as a means of preventing the deterioration thereof by the natural elements both above and below the ground.

As will be seen also, with my invention, no additional means is needed to connect the panels and posts together. Moreover,

sion, and as a result ofthe method of con-- struction herein set forth,` the entire fence structure has the appearance of having been molded in place and in fact possesses even greater advantages as will be understood from the present disclosure.-

Besides being comparatively inexpensive to construct as well as possessing great strength and of long life, my improved fence structure possesses an attr-active appearance that is not lessened by the attack of the natural elements. By adopting various designs -of posts and panels,my fence structuren-ray be employed wherever desired and with a high degree ofeficiency both `as to appearance and endurance. f

Because of the comparatively long' projections on the panel members, as shown in Fig. l, a broken panel can be replaced by removing the 'earth on 'one side of oneadnarily and'separate molded posts and panel i 40 l. A fence structure comprising prelirn'i` units, said panel units comprising rails and` f j pickets and having projections at the endsthereof, said posts having apertures therethrough to receive the end projections so as to form an interengagement, and said pro-l jections being :at least as Vlong as the length of the apertures through the posts,` thereby facilitating renewal of the panel units 2. The combination of molded posts having -,=spaced openings therethrough, with a molded fence section having spaced plojec` i tions fat the ends thereof,` said projections beingat 4least as long-as Ythe length of the openings through the posts; Y

e In testimony whereof I aiX my signature;

- JAMES PALTANI; 

